Niwot was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 67-45 to the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 240th, while the Red-Tailed Hawks are ranked 58th).
Despite the loss, Niwot still got an impressive performance from Sebastian Stenz, who made all 5 shots he took for 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Demmel, who posted eight points.
Cougars
| 01/18/25 @ Cheyenne Mountain | 45-67 |
| 01/17/25 @ Skyline | 36-44 |
| 01/14/25 @ Fairview | 34-41 |
| 01/10/25 vs Longmont | 24-47 |
| 01/07/25 vs Horizon | 37-74 |
Even though they lost, Niwot was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Cayden Cooper continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Cheyenne Mountain, putting up 22 points and eight rebounds. The contest was Cooper's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Mccoy Huckstep, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 12 points.
Niwot's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Cheyenne Mountain, their record now sits at 10-3.
Niwot wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 55-22 loss against Centaurus on the 21st. As for Cheyenne Mountain, they will square off against Lewis-Palmer at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cheyenne Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
